There are 4 ways to get from San Juan de Nicaragua to Costa Rica by unknown, plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly to Limón International Airport
best- Walk from San Juan de Nicaragua to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ)unknown
- Fly from Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane TTQ - LIO
1h 35mTravel, Bus
- Walk from San Juan de Nicaragua to La Pavonaunknown
- Take the bus from La Pavona to San Josébus San José
3h 3mTravel, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Walk from San Juan de Nicaragua to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ)unknown
- Fly from Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane TTQ - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
3h 5mTravel, bus via Guápiles
- Walk from San Juan de Nicaragua to Puerto Lindounknown
- Take the bus from Puerto Lindo to Cariaribus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cariari to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápilesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
5h 10m
Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Juan de Nicaragua and Costa Rica is 140 km.
The best way to get from San Juan de Nicaragua to Costa Rica without a car is to travel and Bus which takes 3h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 35m to get from San Juan de Nicaragua to Costa Rica, including transfers.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between San Juan de Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from San Juan de Nicaragua to Costa Rica. However, you can travel to Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) airport, fly to Limón International Airport (LIO), then take the taxi to Limón. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from San Juan de Nicaragua to San José via La Pavona in around 3h 3m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tortuguero Airport to Limón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Tortuguero Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tortuguero Airport to Limón International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Tortuguero Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Bus from La Pavona to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2767 7590 / 2767 7137
- [email protected]
- Website
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Puerto Lindo to Cariari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cariari to Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- COOPETRACA
Bus from Terminal de paso Caribeños, Guápiles to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Líneas del Atlántico Limitada
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